Antifraud-box.



M PAVELBTZ. ANTIPRAUD BOX. APPLICATION r1 LED APR. 24, 1908.

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MATHIAS PAVELETZ, OF OANBY, OREGON.

ANTIFRAUD-B OK.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 24:, 1908.Serial No. 429,032.

Patented Oct. 13, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MATHIAS PAvELnTz, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oanby, in the county of Clackamas and State of Oregon, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in AntifraudBoxes, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in paperboxes of that type designed particularly for packaging candy or thelike, and the object of the inventionis an improved device of thischaracter, which is designed to effectually prevent the user fromopening the box to obtain the contents thereof, without mutilating thebox so as to indicate that the candy is not in its original package, andthus prevent the box from being refilled with a cheaper grade of candyand placed upon the market under the name of the original manufacturer.

With this and other objects in view that will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,combinations and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe, and then point out the novel features thereof, in theappended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, and toacquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to behad to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved box, showing the lattersealed; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof; and, Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the box, illustrating the method of opening thesame.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawing, by the samereference characters.

My improved box is preferably constructed of heavy paper, paste-b0ard orthe like, and embodies a flat base 1 upon which is mounted a box proper2 which may be of any desired construction or design, except that itembodies the usual sides and a bottom independent of the base andterminating short of the edges thereof, so as to provide an outstandingmarginal portion 3.

"same shape and design with an outstan ing The box proper 2 is designedto be closed by a cap or cover 4 which is substantially the as the boxproper, except that it is slightly larger than the latter. This cap isformed at its lower edge with an outstanding flange 5 which is arrangedto rest upon the marginal portion 8 of the base when the cap is in anoperative position, and which is designed to be permanently secured tosuch marginal portion after the box has been filled, by rivets 6, orother suitable fastening me ans.

From the above description, in connection with the accompanying drawing,it will be apparent that I have provided a simple, durable and efficientconstruction of anti-fraud box which may be effectually closed after being filled, and from which the contents can not be removed withoutcutting, or tearing the upper ortion of the cover as clearly illustrated in ig. 3, or without otherwise mutilatin the box to prevent itscommercial re-use.

It will be observed that as the box dproper is a complete receptacle initself, an has a bottom independent of the base, the box proper may bereadily withdrawn from the remaining or mutilated ortion of the box,when the u per portion 0' the cover has been removed, t ereby permittincandy or other confection to be attractive y served in its originalreceptacle which is in nowise injured by the opening of the box.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A device of the character described, comprising a flat base, a boxproper mounted upon the base and embodying sides and a bottomindependent of the base and terminating short of the edges thereof toprovide an outstanding marginal portion, a cover incasing the box pro erand formed at its edge flange abutting against the marginal portion ofthe base, and means for permanently securing the flange to said marginalportion, as and for the purpose specified. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATHIAS PAVELETZ. Witnesses;

J. L. EOKERSON, JOHN BANY.

